Crinoline skirt



y 1949- 1. COHEN 2,469,855

CRINOLINE SKIRT Filed Jan. 4, 1946 2.Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR IRWIN Comm 159 W May 10, 1949. 1. COHEN 2,469,855

CRINOLINE SKIRT Filed Jan. 4, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 10, 1949 DRINEOLINEcSKIRT :Inwin Cohen, Broo'klymY.

Application January 4, 1946,:2Serial- No. fi38j933 4 Claims. 1

"This invention relates towomenfs apparel,,;-and more specifically :to ai-iSklht'JOr rpetticoataprovided with hip pads :to .distend it at its :sides.

Anzobject efs-the invention is fto providesa skirt or :pettiooat *that -is distended :at its sides, flat andsmooth in the back :andzacross the abdomen and full-in circumference around the ;bottom,.thus revealing a flowing attractive :silhouette which is especially desirable forevening wear.

These :and uther-objects areaocomplished by forming -in either of th two speciesspresentedwa skirt or petticoat with a waist band,- a yokeflsupporting a gathered portion, and hip pads narrower at the top than at the bottom distending the skirt flaring-lya-t its'sides. "Thinelastic strips In the accompanyin drawing ffzormins a :rna-

terial part .of this disclosure:

"Fig. 1 :isaa .front view of a crino'line skirteembodying the invention herein, the skirt being worn by a person diagrammatically represented.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the skirt shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of a skirt in which are incorporated side hip bustles in accordance with an other species of the invention.

Fig. 4. is a vertical section through a side of the skirt and taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the hip bustle showing the relation of a skirt therewith in outline.

Referring to the drawings in detail, an under skirt Hi, preferably made of crinoline fabric is to be supported from the waist of the wearer in a modish manner so that features of fashion such as a doll waist, rounded hips, fiat abdomen and ooped skirt are attained and to this end a waistband H of satin or other suitable material is hemmed as at i F and sewn as at ll to the upper edge. or" a yoke l2 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The yoke may be made of any material desired and preferably flexible to provide a flattening medium extending across the abdomen and to midway around the hips. A front portion l3 of the skirt it is gathered at its upper edge as at I6 and sewn to the lower edge of the yoke l2 as at I2 while the hack halues :nla-pi:.the:skirt,.icined aha-reenter seam are sewn ito thesidemdgespi 'theyoke-as at Mi and toathe waistbandilzl zto present a smooth :rear .efieeu' the'tskrnt pmvidingse flat abdominal silhouette :iwith a. gathered fliront zanjd iflared .zbottcm... The flexibility 0f the iyififlfifi. 7112 gives the sides: orithe skirt'ga full street-fies viewedcfrom the front-while.apreserwmgzthefiat :s'iihouette .zEea-tures desired.

:likenmannermthe skirt it .ShOWM'JiD. :Fig. isrshapedzbyithe 1188503: .aashaping side :hipibustle which nonsistsiof inprpads :125 rill cushions :piiable enough" to 1' cont orm :atorithe shape oi the hips Eta-snugly thereunpithe. "pads-heme :narrower rat thec'npper edge. :20 where are sewn-toxithe waistband r-l i withiathempper edge. of the. at at l l than they are at the lower edge :2?! where'they hare-'attached'thenetoin anyssuitable manner, :the. hustler-strips 1Z2,

*Thezsimips 22 are flexibledbeingzunade Jrbone. wcod rplas'iiic sprzmetalzandsmaintain their bowed semi-circular icontom'when'the "padszl 5 :fit on 5.17118 1S6 ihat the rskimtdrapes ouer'ithesemicircnzlar hoop esectionsxi' :has thefiul'laefiectrde sired. The upper edge or :therskirt is'sermirto the waistband 1H9, :the .back :sections sit sci the skirt being joined at :the seam l'fl wherein :a placket is provided as at Ill. The front portions w of the skirt are seamed as at I3? and for fullness may be tucked as at 23 in the side front portions thereof.

The bustle strips 22 are of such flexibility that the pads 15 have a resilient hip engaging effect so that the skirt sits firmly in place and the strips may have movement corresponding to the movements of the hips of the wearer so that the appearance of ease and flexibility is given the skirt when worn. When the pads are on the hips, the strips are thrust outwardly to give a definite flaring effect to the skirt as viewed from the front and at the same time preserve the flat silhouette efiect in producing a skirt having a hooped bottom contour.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus. described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A skirt, comprising a waist band for engag- 55 ing about the waist of a wearer, a skirt rear portion attached at its top edge to the bottom edge of the rear half of said waist band and depended therefrom, a skirt front portion having its top edge spaced from the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and having its side edges secured to the adjacent lower side edge portions of said skirt rear portion, and a yoke set into the space between the top edge of said skirt front portion and the bottom edge of said waist band, said yoke having its edges secured to the top edge of said skirt front portion, to the bot-- tom edge of the front half of said waist band and to the adjacent side edge portions of said rear skirt portion above the lower edge portions thereof which are secured to said skirt front portion.

2. A skirt, comprising at waist band for engaging about the waist of a wearer, a skirt rear portion attached at its topedge to the bottom edge of the rear half of said waist band and depended therefrom, a skirt front portion having its top edge spacedfro'm the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and having its side edges secured to the adjacent lower side edge portions of said skirt rear portion, and a yoke set into the space between the top edge of said skirt front portion and the bottom edge of said waist band, said yoke having its edges secured to the top edge of said skirt front portion, to the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and to the adjacent side edge portions of said rear skirt portions above the lower edge portions thereof which are secured to said skirt front portion, said yoke, being positioned to extend across the abdomen of the wearer and formed of flexible material to have a flattening effect on the abdomen.

3. A skirt, comprising a waist band for engaging about the waist of a wearer, a skirt rear portion attached at its top edge to the bottom edge of the rear half of said waist band and depended therefrom, a skirt front portion having its top edge spaced from the bottom edge of the front half'of said waist band and having its side edges secured to the adjacent lower side edge portions 5 of said skirt rear portion, and a yoke set into the space between the top edge of said skirt front portion and the bottom edge of said waist band, said yoke having its edges secured to the top edge of said skirt front portion, to the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and the adjacent side edge portions of said rear skirt portion above to the lower edge portions thereof which are secured to said skirt front portion, said yoke and said skirt front portion having their contacting edges rounded and said skirt front portion having its top edge gathered and secured to the bottom edge of said yoke to produce fullness in the front of the skirt.

4. A skirt, comprising a waist band for engaging about the waist of a wearer, a skirt rear portion attached at its top edge to the bottom edge of the rear half of said waist band and depended therefrom, a skirt front portion having its top edge spaced from the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and having its side edges secured to the adjacent lower side edge portions of said skirt rear portion, and a yoke set into the space between the top edge of said skirt front portion and the bottom edge of said waist band, said yoke having its edges secured to the top edge of said skirt front portion, to the bottom edge of the front half of said waist band and to the adjacent side edge portions of said rear skirt portion above the lower edge portions thereof which are secured to said skirt front portion, said yoke having its side edges straight for attachment to the said adjacent side edge portions of said skirtrear portion.

' IRWIN COHEN.

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